@bmercier , I love new backup option and where eISY-ui is going in general. Thanks to UD and you!

I’d love to see options to include:

Topology

Text version of all programs

Text version of variables

Text version of all settings

Text version of logs

I manually do most of this when doing backup sequences. They have proven to be incredibly helpful. Clearly not everyone would want to wait while all of this occurs (especially topology) so that’s why I mention them as options.

Thanks

Edited Friday at 03:00 PM4 days by hart2hart

Thanks for the feedback & suggestions.

I would see this as something separate from backup. Something like "Export configuration".

The backup is meant to be restored, either on the same unit or a different unit. It is not meant to be opened for tinkering or troubleshoothing.

The export on the other hand could be a text reference to a few things like you suggested when everything goes south and you can't or don't want to restore.

Thanks, @bmercier . Yes export configuration sounds great. I got most of them going back 15 years (which is excessive) and have referred to them many times. It’s been mostly research but something went wrong with programs a few years ago and I was much more comfortable using program listing to repair than restoring a backup.

Have a great week.

That's one thing that hasn't been discussed with the eventual move from the java based admin console to browser based eisy-ui: it should now be possible to access two (or more) controllers simultaneously. The ability to copy/paste things from one eisy-ui session to another would certainly be a welcome feature. The "by reference (id)" design of nodes, variables, programs, etc would make that somewhat difficult, but thought should be given to making at least some of that possible.

Here is an example of what I mean: to copy a program, the program logic and reference type could be copied, and the actual reference be replaced by a placeholder.

For example:

Awning (unroll) - [ID 00B9][Parent 00B8]

If

'IOL Awning Unroll Relay' Status is On

And 's_Alarm_off' = 1

Then

Set 'IOL Awning Rollup Relay' Off

Wait 50 seconds

Set 'IOL Awning Unroll Relay' Off

Else

- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Would get pasted as:

Awning (unroll) - <generated new id>

If

'<device status> ' Status is On

And '<status variable>' = 1

Then

Set '<device>' Off

Wait 50 seconds

Set '<device>' Off

Else

- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')